The general also tells of an occasion where the president forgot to put his trousers - or pants to our American cousins - on.
"We were having a meeting in the Oval office”, recalled the general "and when we came in, he must have been surprised to see us as he yelled out ‘bloody hell!’ .
“I think he must have been having a nap, as he had been leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed.
“His face was all red – clearly blushing over forgetting to put on his pants.
“He stayed sitting at his desk for the whole meeting and kept saying 'Oh God' throughout, obviously in disbelief that he'd forgotten to wear pants."